Augusta School District

Public school district · Woodruff County · Arkansas · NCES district ID 0502670

Augusta School District spent $18,989 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 96% of the other Arkansas districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $13,179). Its 2 schools enrolled 329 students in 2024-25; 23.9% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $18,503 per student, down 2.5% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 50% or more (Arkansas: 89.9%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Arkansas districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Augusta in enrollment (350 to 394 students) and Augusta itself.

Current spending per student, Arkansas districts closest in size to Augusta, FY23Mineral Springs $22,413; Augusta $18,989; Concord $16,504; Scholarmade Achievement Place $16,426; Deer/Mt. Judea $15,242; Viola $14,610; Calico Rock Public Schools $14,130; Lead Hill $14,077; Guy-Perkins $13,603; Graduate Arkansas School $4,785; State median, under 1,000 students $13,179.05k10k15k20k25kMineral Springs$22,413Augusta$18,989Concord$16,504Scholarmade Achievement Place$16,426Deer/Mt. Judea$15,242Viola$14,610Calico Rock Public Schools$14,130Lead Hill$14,077Guy-Perkins$13,603Graduate Arkansas School$4,785State median, under 1,000 students $13,179
Current spending per student, Arkansas districts closest in size to Augusta, FY23Mineral Springs $22,413; Augusta $18,989; Concord $16,504; Scholarmade Achievement Place $16,426; Deer/Mt. Judea $15,242; Viola $14,610; Calico Rock Public Schools $14,130; Lead Hill $14,077; Guy-Perkins $13,603; Graduate Arkansas School $4,785; State median, under 1,000 students $13,179.05k10k15k20k25kMineral Springs$22,413Augusta$18,989Concord$16,504Scholarmade Achievement Place$16,426Deer/Mt. Judea$15,242Viola$14,610Calico Rock Public Schools$14,130Lead Hill$14,077Guy-Perkins$13,603Graduate Arkansas School$4,785State median, under 1,000 students $13,179
Current spending per student, Arkansas districts closest in size to Augusta, FY23Mineral Springs $22,413; Augusta $18,989; Concord $16,504; Scholarmade Achievement Place $16,426; Deer/Mt. Judea $15,242; Viola $14,610; Calico Rock Public Schools $14,130; Lead Hill $14,077; Guy-Perkins $13,603; Graduate Arkansas School $4,785; State median, under 1,000 students $13,179.010k20k25kMineral Springs$22,413Augusta$18,989Concord$16,504Scholarmade Achievement Place$16,426Deer/Mt. Judea$15,242Viola$14,610Calico Rock Public Schools$14,130Lead Hill$14,077Guy-Perkins$13,603Graduate Arkansas School$4,785State median, under 1,000 students $13,179
Current spending per student, Arkansas districts closest in size to Augusta, FY23Mineral Springs $22,413; Augusta $18,989; Concord $16,504; Scholarmade Achievement Place $16,426; Deer/Mt. Judea $15,242; Viola $14,610; Calico Rock Public Schools $14,130; Lead Hill $14,077; Guy-Perkins $13,603; Graduate Arkansas School $4,785; State median, under 1,000 students $13,179.010k20k25kMineral Springs$22,413Augusta$18,989Concord$16,504Scholarmade Achievement Place$16,426Deer/Mt. Judea$15,242Viola$14,610Calico Rock Public Schools$14,130Lead Hill$14,077Guy-Perkins$13,603Graduate Arkansas School$4,785State median, under 1,000 students $13,179

Where the money came from

$7,635,000 in revenue: 23.9% state, 37.6% local and 38.4% federal. Total spending including $93,000 of capital outlay was $7,348,000, or $19,806 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Augusta School District revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $1,828,000; Local $2,872,000; Federal $2,935,000; total $7,635,000.
  • State$1,828,000 24%
  • Local$2,872,000 38%
  • Federal$2,935,000 38%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 132 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

371 students in 2022-23, 346 students in 2023-24, 329 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Augusta School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 371, 2023-24: 346, 2024-25: 32901002003004002022-233712023-243462024-25329
Augusta School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 371, 2023-24: 346, 2024-25: 32901002003004002022-233712023-243462024-25329
Augusta School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 371, 2023-24: 346, 2024-25: 32901002003004002022-233712023-243462024-25329
Augusta School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 371, 2023-24: 346, 2024-25: 32901002003004002022-233712023-243462024-25329

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2337156.06.6
2023-2434661.05.7
2024-2532962.15.3

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Augusta School District scored proficient or above: 17% in reading and 17% in math, against 39.9% in reading and 38.3% in math across Arkansas. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Arkansas, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtArkansasStudents tested
Reading and language arts17%39.9%213
Math17%38.3%213

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

50% or more of the 14 students in Augusta School District's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 89.9% across Arkansas. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtArkansas
Four-year graduation rate50% or more89.9%
Students in the class1435,156

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

1 elementary school, 184 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Augusta Elementary School18410.4100.0%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 high school, 145 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Augusta High School1453.3100.0%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Augusta School District

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Augusta School District

  1. Arkansas districts by spending per studentAugusta School District ranks 6 of 132 Arkansas districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($18,989).#6 of 132
  2. Every school district in ArkansasAugusta School District is the number 241 by size of 259 Arkansas districts, with 371 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#241 of 259
  3. Concord School DistrictThe next larger Arkansas district: 373 students in fall 2022, $16,504 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$16,504
  4. Deer/Mt. Judea School DistrictThe next smaller Arkansas district: 356 students in fall 2022, $15,242 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,242
  5. Compare Augusta School District with Concord School DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Augusta High School, its largest high school145 students in 2024-25, 3.3 per teacher.145
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Augusta School District

  1. How many schools and students are in Augusta School District?
    2 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 high), enrolling 329 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Augusta School District spend per student?
    $18,989 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Arkansas median for districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $13,179 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $18,503 per student, down 2.5% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Augusta School District's money come from?
    $7,635,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 23.9% state, 37.6% local and 38.4% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Augusta School District live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 170 of the 441 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 38.5%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How do students in Augusta School District do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Augusta School District scored proficient or above: 17% in reading and 17% in math, against 39.9% in reading and 38.3% in math across Arkansas. Arkansas's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  6. What is the graduation rate in Augusta School District?
    50% or more of the 14 students in Augusta School District's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 89.9% across Arkansas. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  7. What is Augusta School District's NCES district ID?
    0502670. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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